Cousin (1998)

Director:

Adam Elliot

Writer:

Adam Elliot (writer)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Adam tells us the story of an older cousin, who had cerebral palsy. Adam would go over to play, and they'd dress as superheroes...

Plot Keywords:

Cerebral Palsy | Sequel | Clay Animation | Cousin | Disability

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

William McInnes

...

Narrator (voice)

Runtime:

4 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Company:

Adam Benjamin Elliot Pty. Ltd.

Movie Connections:

Edited into The Animation Show (2003)

One of a wonderful set of three claymation shorts

This is one of three odd little films made by Adam Benjamin Elliot. The trilogy consists of UNCLE, COUSIN and BROTHER. All three are very similar in style--all with similar claymation, all in black and white and all with very deadpan narration. All three films also are quite funny and very poignant.

COUSIN is a strange story about the narrator's cousin. This young boy had cerebral palsy and was a very odd person, but also more complex and cool than many might assume he'd be due to the disability. The remembrances range from very funny, to just plain weird to very poignant and touching.

Now the claymation quality is just okay, but because the film captivates the viewer so quickly and I found after I saw one I was strongly compelled to seek out the others, then this was a very effective film. One well worth seeing--particularly for lovers of shorts and animation.

If you want to see this or the other two videos, go to http://www.atomfilms.com/ .